bordonear
Spanish, verb/boɾdoneˈaɾ/
bordonear is spelled B-O-R-D-O-N-E-A-R (9 letters). Bordonear is a Spanish verb meaning “to examine” (English Wiktionary, September 2026). The Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) defines it as “Ir tentando o tocando la tierra con el bordón o bastón”.
What does bordonear mean in English?
verb
- 1
to examine
- 2
to hit with a stick
- 3
to strum (bass notes)
Source: English Wiktionary, Spanish section, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0).
How Spanish dictionaries define it
verb: 1. Ir tentando o tocando la tierra con el bordón o bastón. 2. Dar palos con el bordón o bastón. 3. Andar vagando y pidiendo por no trabajar. 4. Usar diestramente de los bordones.
The definition in the Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), in Spanish.
Source: Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario), dump of September 1, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0), through kaikki.org.
Forms of bordonear
- bordoneo first-person present singular
- bordoneé first-person preterite singular
- bordoneado participle past
- bordoneando gerund
- bordoneada feminine participle past
- bordoneados masculine participle past
- bordoneadas feminine participle past
- bordoneas indicative informal present
- bordoneás indicative informal present
- bordonea indicative present singular
- bordoneamos first-person indicative plural
- bordoneáis indicative plural present
- bordonean indicative plural present
- bordoneaba first-person imperfect indicative
- bordoneabas imperfect indicative second-person
- bordoneábamos first-person imperfect indicative
- bordoneabais imperfect indicative plural
- bordoneaban imperfect indicative plural
Source: English Wiktionary and Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026).
How do you pronounce bordonear?
- /boɾdoneˈaɾ/
- [boɾ.ð̞o.neˈaɾ]
- [boɾð̞oneˈaɾ]
Sources: English Wiktionary, Spanish Wiktionary (Wikcionario) (dumps of September 2, 2026 and September 1, 2026); recordings from Wikimedia Commons.